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MUSIC. It’s a big part of the heart and soul of Italy, and it’s always a big part of the NM Italian Film & Culture Festival. The festival has long emphasized local Italian music talent, and this year will be no different. Opening night features a trio from Chamber Music Campania – an upbeat, audience-engaging organization on a mission to dispel the...

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The films have been selected. The entertainers are warming up their instruments and vocal cords. The young NDI dancers are rehearsing two sensational performances. Three mouthwatering event menus are in the works. See the full program on the Italian Festivals of New Mexico website at www.italianfestivalsnm.org Over the next couple of weeks our Ital...

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Da Vinci—The Genius opens at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science two weeks from today at 9am on Saturday, February 10, 2018.  This world class exhibition from Grande Exhibitions remains on display at the Museum daily from 9am-5pm through July 29, 2018.  Da Vinci – The Genius demonstrates the full scope of Leonardo da Vinci’s remarkab...

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We have already told you all about our New Mexico TFT stop; we had a fantastic time and got to meet incredible folks such as Maria and Bob Berry, as well as all the amazing members and supporters of the Italian Festivals of New Mexico organization.  Two of those beautiful people we met in Albuquerque were John and Cathy Paolino. They shared with us...

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No matter where you go in the world, there is Italian food. From the streets of New York to the jungles of Bali, you can always follow your nose and find a sometimes terrible, often halfway decent bowl of pasta to sate you. Italian makes a great first restaurant (implementation is basically simple, the cuisine based on fresh ingredients that are ea...

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The New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science is preparing to mount its most ambitious project since opening its doors in 1986. Da Vinci - the Genius, opening on February 10, 2018, is the most comprehensive exploration of Leonardo da Vinci’s work ever created. The exhibition was produced by Grande Exhibitions of Australia and promises a bloc...

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At the annual Next Generation Suborbital Researchers Conference, Virgin Galactic and the Italian Space Agency (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, ASI) announced that they had signed a Letter of Intent under which ASI would secure a full suborbital flight on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo. ASI’s spaceflight mission is planned to take place in 2019 at Spacep...

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Lately, we can’t seem to get enough of Italy, or at least ristoranti italiani. And if a recent visit to a trattoria in the Railyard neighborhood reminded us of Rome’s out-of-the way Trastevere area, il Piatto on the sunny side of Marcy Street, to play the same game, might be the more central Campo de Fiori district.  Just a stroll up from the Plaza...

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Holidays bring out the best in Bob and Kim Yacone. The couple owns and operates Forghedaboudit Authentic New York Italian Cuisine and are prepping to feed the homeless and less fortunate on Thanksgiving Day. “We will be serving turkey with all the trimmings from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,” said Kim. The dinner became an annual event based on last year’s at...

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In order to facilitate access to the services rendered by the passport department to Italian citizens living great distances from Los Angeles, the Consulate General of Italy has organized passport renewal meetings in various locations. Passport renewal services will be available in Albuquerque on December 6, 2017 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at North D...

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